Good News

I went to Wensum Lodge, The Adult Education Centre,

in Norwich.

I went to start the next step of starting the

City and Guilds for

Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting

@ The Gallery Dereham.

The meeting went really well and the Award Levels

can start at the end of March, after everything is put

in place.

If you are Norfolk you will be able to participate

in these courses.

They will be on a Wednesday.

The Awards, cover the basics of the Guilds, similar

to a taster.

Great News for all that want to start gaining

educational certificate recognition for their

work.

Cushions

As you can see there is a variety of cushions being

made by students.

Ever one takes a different combination of techniques.

This is what makes the sessions so interesting for everyone.

Seeing the inspiration and makes from myself

and other students.

See more by clicking on the labels below.

Wall Hangings at Knit Wits

These are small wall hangings made from recycled

items.

I encourage textile recycling in my sessions and

many of my students are enjoying the freedom

of making things from items that they find or are

now looking at items differently and how they

can be remade.

The Garden Scene below is made from a bottle cover.

Thursday 2nd February Class at Knit Wits

I have a very busy couple of weeks, yes! busier than

usual and blogging is two weeks behind!

Well, as you can see above, these are

quilt blocks made by my students.

Different ways of making them.

I like combining machine and hand work.

The top are all made by hand and are becoming part

of a sampler quilt.

The Lily Block and Star Block are part made by

machine and then the raised triangles are then

hand turned. The nine blocks will make a

wallhanging designed by Jennie Rayment.

Visit her website

www.jennierayment.com

!st February Evening Class Knit Wits

Once a month I teach a Wednesday Evening class at Knit Wits,

in Dereham.

It is always well attended and the projects being made

are varied.

I encourage 'Show and Tell' and you can see

a Reading Cushion made by Ann at the bottom of this post,

what a lovely gift for a child.

Lots of cutting out and finishing own projects going on and

the time goes so quick.

The letter quilt was made from a printed panel.

Each letter had to be cut out separately and

measurements had to be checked to make the squares.

Panels can be great but it often what you do with them

that makes the difference.

The top photo is of Heather Ann machine quilting

a Web, Strip Quilt.

Visit Knit Wits website

www.knitwitsdereham.co.uk

Betty Ball

Ros Peedle is our Region 9 Co-Ordinator at the moment.

She is nearing her 3 year post and

Betty Ball has come forward to take over the role in May.

Betty is a bit of a celebrity at the moment as she has a

quilt hanging in the Layers Exhibition in York at

The Quilter's Guild Museum.

Betty is a member of The New Horizons Textile Group.

Visit their site HERE

Visit the Quilters Guild

www.quiltersguild.org.uk

Quilters Guild Region 9 Committee Meeting

On February the 1st we had our Committee meeting for

Region 9 of the Quilters Guild.

Lots of things to discuss and new ventures being

planned.

One of the things on many of our minds is,

'The Block of The Month", designed by

Jacquie Harvey a Quilter from Norfolk.

The Block of The Month is open to anyone and you can

start at any time.

The funds raised are helping the Region 9 put

on events.

The one above is in the process of being embroidered

and beaded by Ros Peedle.

Looks good!

To see the Block of the Month Quilt and Jacquie's work.

Visits Jacquie's site

www.jacquieharvey.co.uk

Book Cover

Pat loves making mixed media backgrounds and then she

includes many techniques to make

them all look so different.

This one has areas removed with a soldering iron.

Finished Quilts

The Quilts been made are varied too!

Here is a traditional one and one made for a nephew

out of his football shirts, sweatshirts and shorts.

Both are really finished to a high standard.

@The Gallery Tuesday the 31st of January 2012

Class was full as usual and there were lots of projects

starting and gathering momentum.

I have taken in the ink jet printer so that

students could print their photos onto fabric.

There are so many different ways of using the

photo fabric images.

Woven Material Heart Basket

It's the month for us to remember our 'Heart', well,

loved ones and fancies!

I have always loved these woven heart baskets and

have made them in my distant past with paper.

I made these ones by bonding to layers

of fabric together and adding 'sewing love'.

See how to make them on my Tech Site

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com

Friday Morning With Barbara

On Friday morning I went to help Barbara,

(one of the Coven Quilters) with

a Star Quilt she had started sometime ago and getting

the pieces out again, she wasn't quite sure how they all go together.

There were strips missing from each piece and picking up a pattern

you have left for a while is always difficult.

A real puzzle!

We laid them out on the floor and it then started to come together.

I laid my original Star Quilt underneath and we began to

concentrate on one side of the quilt.

Three hours later, half the quilt star was assembled.

It will look fantastic.

Barbara hopes to give it as a gift when it is finished.

See my Star Quilt on the right of this post.

Silk Quilts and Stitch

Some of my Students come along once a month

to continue their quilt making or enjoy learning

a new technique.

Here Janice shows off her Silk Quilt, a real beauty.

It is made all from triangles and quilted by hand.

Janice is now making a quilted bed runner.

See more of what goes on at Knit Wits

by clicking on the written labels below.

Stripes

These are mother and daughter projects. Mother is making a

table runner in blue and purple strips and daughter

is making a 24" by 56" striped wall hanging in rich colours and

fabrics. lots of textures and trimmings.

Very different ideas but the same technique.

See my Banner and Strip Quilts

HERE

Quilts Making at Knit Wits

The last Thursday Quilting Session of the month is,

'Quilting and Patchwork Quilts'. This session

encourages students to tackle new techniques or Quilts

with help.

Above, are a variety of quilting styles, the top,

the beginning of a Sampler Quilt. Each week you learn

a different block, technique and this particular one is a,

'Quilt as You Go'.

The middle pictures are the start of a Rustic 9 patch,

made from a jelly roll and left over scraps.

It is often wise if you are not sure if your

colours go together, is to lay them together or

make a colour swatch, like the one above.

The Blue Windmill Triangle piece is a Sewing Machine Mat

and practices cutting and piecing triangles.

See more of my techniques on my

portfolio site

www.art2inspire.co.uk